The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.
Family is not an important thing. It's everything.
The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.
Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.
In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.
The love of family and the admiration of friends are much more important than wealth and privilege.
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst.
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
Family is the compass that guides us. It's the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.
Family is the first school for young children, and parents are powerful models.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
In time of test, family is best.
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.